Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas
Temps: Hi 78F (26C) / Lo 73F (23C)
The title of the post says it all … we are no longer owners at GWRVR! We signed on the dotted line and transferred our pad to the new owners today.
Why would we give up the haven that has served us so well since we bought it in 2014? At the end of 2017, we’ll be leaving Texas to continue our travels further west. At that point, Port A will become a little ‘out of the way’ as we don’t have any immediate plans to come back this way. Could we have kept the site in the rental pool? Sure, and it would have rented out well. But we wouldn’t be here to maintain the landscaping and such ourselves, and that was a concern to us.
So, deciding to test the waters, we put site 408 on the market in October. Didn’t think we’d actually have many nibbles as snowbird season was not yet underway. But we did … two of them serious. Three weeks later, the sale contract was signed and a closing date was scheduled for late November. Timing is everything they say … it certainly was in this instance.
An aerial view of Gulf Waters … I captured this shot from a framed image at the
title company while we were waiting for the signed sale documents to be copied.
The new owners take over on the 25th. We’ll move to another site and rent for a week … we have a dental appointment and a few other things to complete before heading north to Houston for the month of December. Will we be leaving Texas after that? Yes … but not with the Phaeton. We have some international travels to complete first. More on that in January.
We have exciting plans that we are looking forward to as we close this short chapter in our vagabond lifestyle. And that eases the sadness that will accompany our departure from Port A.
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Wow is all I can say! Envy you going west and looking forward to all your travels. Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYou two are never short on surprises. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Mui wherever your travels may find you.
ReplyDeleteDave said he had talked to Mui and heard about this, hope we see you before you leave the park. Sorry to see you go but best of luck where ever your travels take you. We'll be in AZ next winter so maybe we'll see you.
ReplyDeleteBill's retirement in March is rapidly approaching. First our trip to New Zealand and Fiji and then we hit the road. I hope we are able to hook up somewhere along the way! Happy Thanksgiving to you both.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. What a shocker, but time to move on. You two are never for a loss of adventure.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ashley ... hopefully we can hook up when you guys come west ;-) Enjoy your retirement celebration down under ... we enjoyed our trip there last year.
ReplyDeleteIt was great visiting you there, and seeing your lovely spot. Perfect for the years you were there. It is a beautiful park, and I loved walking the beach with you and have so enjoyed your morning reflections photos and the birds. Life is an adventure.
ReplyDeleteErin, we wish you safe travels as you continue your journey westward. Also, thanks for checking in on my little photo-blog and leaving your nice comments. I admire your photography and have enjoyed your blog for quite awhile now.
ReplyDeleteI must say that we weren't a bit surprised by this news. With you two gone most of the time out of the country, having a lot seemed a little unnecessary. Now you really are free and have no ties:) Someone got a beautiful site with your wonderful landscaping. Lucky them! Can't wait to hear where you are off to in the new year. You did mention signing up for a few cruises while you were on your last one:)
ReplyDeleteSmart move! Nice to have the freedom to be able to make this choice so easily, without the burden of having all kinds of furniture and other belongings to sell. Looking forward to you next adventures. ;C0
ReplyDeleteA surprise indeed but like you said timing is everything and thanksgiving is the perfect day.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we will cross paths now that you are going west ward ho!
You never cease to amaze us! As someone above mentioned, your photography is outstanding and your blogs so interesting that I look forward to all your posts. You are so wise to continue your adventures while you have your health and each other. We trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Perhaps someday you'll be in our area or we'll end up crossing paths on mutual adventures so that we can reconnect.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the quick sale:)
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